So Power Rangers is actually ending? Bummer. I grew up with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. In Space was my favorite, but after Lost Galaxy, I slowly lost interest. Wild Force temporarily brought me back to watch it, but nothing else. I don't even know what station airs Power Rangers episodes anymore.

So Power Rangers is actually ending? Bummer. I grew up with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. In Space was my favorite, but after Lost Galaxy, I slowly lost interest. Wild Force temporarily brought me back to watch it, but nothing else. I don't even know what station airs Power Rangers episodes anymore.

R.I.P. Power Rangers. Sorry Disney had to kill you.

Also, could this mean Transformers might become the #1 toy for boys?

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Isn't there a chance someone else might pickup the show? I would assume the toys are still making a lot of money.

For everyone who has hated on Power Rangers for being "such a kiddy show" over the last xx years, you should really watch these first two episodes. Yes, they still have costumes. Yes, they still have goofy attack names. Yes, they still have a funny-looking zord that has animal faces on it.

But that's where it stops.

The opening story is pretty much like this...

A computer virus calling itself Venjix started taking over the world's computer networks. It evolved to being sentient and actually started attacking the human population. The entire world has been infected/destroyed except for one small city called Corinth, which is isolated in a protective dome. It's a self-contained city.

You learn that the Red Ranger's father is in charge of the military, and that he has two sons ... one of which apparently died in the opening scenes. A mysterious half-human, half-machine person shows up and throws everyone for a loop. He calls himself Dillon, and he has no memory of who he is, where he's from, or anything from his past. The end of the second episode has the Rangers, who need to utilize "series black" (aka the Black Ranger) to increase the power of their zords if they hope to stay competitive against Venjix, asking Dillan if he'll join, to which you know he obviously does but he's hesistant.

And then there's Ziggy ... this year's comedy relief. And the future Green Ranger. Fun, fun show. Felt more like something you'd see on CW (like Smallville) than Power Rangers.

For everyone who has hated on Power Rangers for being "such a kiddy show" over the last xx years, you should really watch these first two episodes. Yes, they still have costumes. Yes, they still have goofy attack names. Yes, they still have a funny-looking zord that has animal faces on it.

But that's where it stops.

The opening story is pretty much like this...

A computer virus calling itself Venjix started taking over the world's computer networks. It evolved to being sentient and actually started attacking the human population. The entire world has been infected/destroyed except for one small city called Corinth, which is isolated in a protective dome. It's a self-contained city.

You learn that the Red Ranger's father is in charge of the military, and that he has two sons ... one of which apparently died in the opening scenes. A mysterious half-human, half-machine person shows up and throws everyone for a loop. He calls himself Dillon, and he has no memory of who he is, where he's from, or anything from his past. The end of the second episode has the Rangers, who need to utilize "series black" (aka the Black Ranger) to increase the power of their zords if they hope to stay competitive against Venjix, asking Dillan if he'll join, to which you know he obviously does but he's hesistant.

And then there's Ziggy ... this year's comedy relief. And the future Green Ranger. Fun, fun show. Felt more like something you'd see on CW (like Smallville) than Power Rangers.

If you can, watch it. You won't be disappointed.

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This. First time in a long time I've actually enjoyed watching Power Rangers. Everything was more awesome, from the way its being shot to the dialogue. The prison fight was also pleasantly more violent then what we're used to.

This. First time in a long time I've actually enjoyed watching Power Rangers. Everything was more awesome, from the way its being shot to the dialogue. The prison fight was also pleasantly more violent then what we're used to.

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The prison scene was DARK for Power Rangers.

I mean, they're holding Ziggy down on the table talking about his lack of respect, and then Dillan takes the last of the dessert which pisses them off, and the guy is slamming peoples' heads on tables. And Ziggy watches in disbelief/horror then starts enjoying it.

I really, really can't stress how much I think people would enjoy this show. It's almost akin to what people keep wanting in a Transformers cartoon being put in play for Power Rangers - a darker, more mature world.

If you used to watch the show a long time ago and remember the conclusion, "Countdown to Destruction", where the world is being destroyed and the Rangers are kind of a "last hope" as civilians run and their homes are destroyed as the aliens invade the entire planet ... it's a lot like that, only now spread out through an entire season.

If PR is ending, holy crap does it seem to be going out on a high note. The premiere was incredible - it didn't look anything like the past few seasons under Bruce Kalish. The Mad Max inspiration is incredibly obvious with Dillon, but it still works really well. I think the setting has a lot of potential for some very cool stories, and it seems they're already getting a lot of mileage out of it.

The characters - especially Dillon and Ziggy, the only two who've really gotten much screentime - quite impress me. Dillon alone has far more personality than any PR character since probably Time Force's Eric. Ziggy, for his part, manages to be an incredible comic relief Ranger - I loved his bit in interrogation. It's nice to see one of those that isn't just a shallow attempt to mimic SPD's Bridge (yes, I'm looking at you, Dax, you miserable waste of oxygen).

Honestly, the only part of the show that didn't work for me so far was the standard PR stuff - the costumed fights and the villains' lair scenes. With everything else on the show so serious and dark, the bright costume and prerequisite doofy general really seemed out of place. The cartoony animal Zords don't help either. The lollipop-as-cigarette was pretty damn silly, too. The disconnect between the two tones is a little jarring so far, but I'm sure I'll adjust.

Right now my big hope is that the show can keep up this level of quality throughout the whole season. If so, I can easily see it ranking up there with In Space and Time Force.

I'll agree with the consensus that this show's off to a strong start. The post-apocalyptic setting is definitely different. I'm really liking Dillon so far, he's clearly a badass, and yet my favorite scene was the one where he waters the flower. Not liking Ziggy as much, but throughout the entirety of PR, the comedy has been more "miss" than "hit" with me, so I won't complain. Oh, and Summer is cute

The theme song isn't anything to write home about, but just about anything is an improvement over Jungle Fury.

I thought the title card with "Power Rangers RPM" in plain white text on a black background was weird. The first time it happened, I thought it was a mistake, like it was a temporary card put in while the logo was still being designed, and they forgot to take it out. But I guess it's one of those "this is a serious show" kind of things, I'm not really sure if it works though.

Oh, and this is probably a big "DUH", but I don't believe that the Red Ranger's brother is dead.

That's exactly what happened to me. Got to the part quite near the end with the obviously rubber suited bad guy and his stupidly jumping kung fu alien minions, and just... switched it off. Oh well, I tried.